While it may indicate self-esteem issues, it also showcases perseverance. A lot of us have been there: You meet someone new. Everything seems be pretty close to perfect — at the beginning anyway. A few months later, you start to realize that you may be really falling for this person. But for some reason, the closer you try to establish something more tangible, they pull back. I talked to several experts for their advice on how to stop dating emotionally unavailable people.